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8 THE AH6HJ8, TUEsDAY, JUNE 7, 1904 AGED MAN SUICIDE Andrew Hagg's Body Found Hanging in Cambridge Fair Grounds. HIS SON MAKES DISCOVERY Advanced Years Thought to Have Affected His Mind-Leave Family. Andrew Hairf. an aped re.-ident of Cambridge, dieappeared from his home Sunday evening about 7 o'clock and could not be found anywhere t?i evening. Hi disappearance caused a great deal of alarm and searchers spent the gsjeater jart of the nitrht in looking for liim. It vn- feared that lie had kt raved auav and cmne to some bodily harm. YeSterdav afternoon hi- son Otto found his body in the amphitheatre at the fair grounds, banging by his neck to a girder. The news of the tragedy was telephoned to Coroner IfcArthnr in Oeneaeo and he deputized "Squire Randall, of Cambridge, to hold the in quest. The verdict was suicide. I. '.ii If Time Keildeot of Town. The dead man was a laborer, had lived in Cambridge for years, leaves a wife and four children, and lie two sons and two daughters. No cause If ffivcn for the ifed. So far as known hi- home life was not discordant to an extent to make a man take bbrj own life, am! it is tboutrht that bis advai ed ape caused his mind to become somewhat affected. THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Wednes day; warmer Wednesday. J. M. SHEKIEK, Ubritrrver. Temperature at 7 a. m., 52; at 2:'iu p. m., To. CITY CHAT. Tan shucs at l-'inne's. v all for the new Kinship "Snowballs" at Wilcber's. For insurance, EL .1. Hums Buj a home of Beidy 15ms. Tri-( it v Towel Supply company. Pineapples for canning at Harris'. Tin am! furnace work at Wilcher's. for bus, bappape. express, call Kobb's. Spencer & Trefs for 'bus or express. For shoe bargain! gotoLage-Watera.' Men's oxford.-, all Styles, at rinne's. Attend Young 1 McCombsr3'une sale. For shoe bargains gotoTLaire-Waters. Porahoe burcaim go to Lage-Waters.' Attend Young A McCombs June sale. For shoe bargains goto I. ape Waters.' (Jet your men's tan .-hoes at Ifnne's. for shoe bargains goto Lage-Waters.' Attend Young 4 McCombs June sale. Fin lie's shoe store, M10 Second ave nue. For ral estate and insurance, E. .1. Burns. Bafgains in -hoes Shoe companj '. ;s rirains in shoOH Shoe company's. Bargains in lncs Bhoe company's. Bargains in shoes at I. ape-Waters at Lage-Water at Lage-Watejs at La ge-Wa ten Shoe companv 's. A complete line of fresh fru'ts am! vegetables at Harris'. I. a!ies oxfords at Phme's. Prices from its cents up to $. Ice cream and ice cream oda at Petersen's, 1314 Third avenue. Take in Ihe excursion on the June 12. Round trip, 7. cents. Attend the milliner Bale at .1. S Mrs. La Fr ens' Thursday am! Friday. Have you ordered your pas stove.' 'ee the People's power cimpany. Yallin Hamilton, express and transfer. Did "phone 1070, new 5884. For tin and furnace work, see H. T. Siemon. 1 SM Fourth avenue, union 2S3. cieaiiinp. pressing, repairing. New Pnnitorium club. 1909 Second aveuue. lr. William H. t ar!, dentist, corner Twenty-third street and Fifth avenue. Get your next pair of -hoe at Finde's. We can cave v u some money. If you use Hall Blue, pet 15ed Cross Hall Hlue. l.arpe 3 OX. a kape only 5c. (ireat reduction on all sumsaer hat Thursday and Fridav at Mis. La Fr.n?.' The Nnvai Beaerves give another of their popular dances at the Watch Tower .1 une 8. Double oven fnr.r-Inle pas stoves $lo each. Conned ir.s made free. Peo ple" Power company. I n't fail to attend the Naval He servo dance at the Watch Tower Wednesday evening, June 8. lon"t miss the excursion to CHntoa on the .1. S. June 12. Boat leave.- at 8:t." a. m.. returning in the evening. Yellow clothes are unsightly. Keep them white with Bed Cross Hlue All grocers sell larpe I on. packages, 5c. 'Ihe cheapest and L st sine'e har ness, whips and ri'Iinp saddles in the city at Hiliinper's shop. lioti Second avenue. William fiodftrej vva- fined by Po lice Magistrate Johnson for a breach of the peace complained of b .1. C Weaver. The excursion oa the J. a. leaves Boek Island for Clinton at S:4" a. ra nine j returuiiitr in the evening; Hound trip ticket. 7j cent;-. Come ajrain tomorrow and the next day and every 'lav this week, The barpains are your- for the asking- at Mct"ale's big muslin underwear sale. Dr. P. F. Purdue has moved his of nee and residence to 411Vi Twentieth street. He will be pleased to prompt ly attend calls day or nipht. Both 'phones. John Chase. Richard Carter. Ted Gnyer. Glen Hradford. Iestcr SterHnp and Harry SchilTer hied themselves yesterdav to VandrutT" s island for a three weeks" outinp. McCabe's hip, busy second floor where the preat muslin underparment sale is poinp on, is a perfect mecca for the thrift v housewife. Have vou been in the crowd? A June silk sale, a June towel sale a June muslin underwear sale, a June umbrella ami parasol display are mak inp McCabe's -tore the busiest place in the west. No children other than those who are pupils at the school will be per mitted to attend the commencement exercises at the Villa de Chantal to morrow morning. Come and see the interesting and In structive loan exhibit at tin- Hroad- way church Thursday and Friday af ternoon and evening. Admission, U5 cents; children, 10 cents. Tha will of Andrew Saf, of Moline. was probated in the county court yes terday. All the property, real and peraonaL hi bequeathed to the widow. Mrs. Kajsa Saf. The will was drawn up. 19, ISSH". Amonp the pa.-senpers on the soutb- bi and tfurUngton passenper last ev en ing was a man s feet 2 inches in heipht. He .stopped for supper at Ihe Harper house and had to bend his Beck to pet through the main en : ra nee. Don't miss the loan exhibit at the Broadway church Thursday and Pri- dat afternoon and evening. Program, refreshments, music. Come and have a good time and see something inter esting. Admission, 35 cents; children. 10 cents. It's coming June . and 10. The bip loan exhibit at the Broadway Pres byterian church. Interesting display 'f war anil Indian relics and foreign curios. I'ropram. refreshments ami music Remember the date. Sale of sundry articles. L. Allars, former proprietor of the Twin-City restaurant, now Opera Boose restaurant, has resumed pro prietorship and will conduct a first iss eating house. Old patrons and the public generally are promised good fare. . L. A. Allars, of Moline. has purchas en aim laaen cnarire oi roe upfra Rouse restaurant, 1603 Second avenue The former proprietor. Prank Ganx who conducts a similar restaurant in .Moiine. win txevoie an ma nmc t his place of business in that city. Then- was paid at Bock Island ar senal for wages for May today J120,- 918.01 to .'.us? employes, fheae hp- urcs are again in excess of those pre-viou-l noted at the arsenal with tm exception of the ru-h period of Jul., mil August, 1898, during the Spanish w a r. The tri-city branch of the Interna tional Association of Dressmaker Id il firt monthly meeting at the home of the president. Misv Battler rave a talk on the new fashions for the month as portrayed by the Paris ian correspondent. The next meeting will be held in Davenport the seconi Mondai in July. The Christian Endeavor o ietv the Aiken street Presbyterian chape held its monthly meeting at the home f Mrs. Orrin Leonard Inst evening At the business meeting, following which there a social session. Mis Bessie Bolhuan was elected president; Miss Minnie Bwann. vice president; Miss Laura hambera, secretary, and Mi-., Cra Robb. treasurer. The picnic of the combined Sunda schools f Trinity church and chape will be held at the Wntch Tower to morrow. learners am scnomrs wui assemble nt Ih.e church at 8:30 a. m i rents, friends and members of th Ugreaation are cordially invited ti attend. The scholars far s will ! paid both ways. The picnickers will return in the evening at 6 o'clock. Mrs. Ernest Loeflkr died at i o'clock yesterday afternoon at tier aome, -u-Fourth avenue, after a brief illness ivil 30 yean and 26 Ml . Loef tier vva a native of Cirri i . ami i and ne r, aped 3 rs and a f Borne arrived by her hu ' child, Christie Ernest I. rrii yeans her mother, four brother. She was a mend tribunal No. L Pratemal I r"iii n McCabe's great muslin aU- eclipses everything nn leru ear oi- the -nccial hour item i :: ' erali vv hflc thev're eoimr. At '. o'clock each day. irowns lor su cents: bi i -! . li tnck'-d muslin drawers, i." cents; at o'clock, embroidered cambric cor- et covers, it cents; at o'clock. ?t white skirt-. M cents, inesc . . , . 1. ...... !,. itiittr- man oiner oarg" ix r f m. vinp livelv On the big second floor. Throws from WSi. George K. Babeock was thrown from his wagon and severely bruised He applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm freelv ami says it is the best liniment he ever need. Mr. Babeock i a well known citizen of North Plain. Conn There is nothinp equal to Pain Balm for sprains and bruises. It will effect a cure in one-third the time required hv any other treatment. For sale by all druggists. Chronic bronchial trouble? and sum mer coughs can be quickly relieved and cured by Foley's Honey and Tar. All druggists. OLD LIBERTY BELL IN ROCK ISLAND FOR HALF AN HOUR Given Enthusiastic Welcome by Ten Thousand People on Its Route to Be Exhibited at the World's Fair. - - - - Kr ' ffs J A crowd of several thousand people were assembled at the fool of Seven teenth street this afternoon to see liberty bell when it stopped half an hour on its way to the St. Louis fair. The Special train on the Milwaukee. on which it came, was over two hours late owing to the crush of people at cities north of here t gee the precious old relic. At Dubuque. Associated Press reports state, the crush was so great this morninp that several per sons were injured. Welcomed With Whistles. A company of citizens headed by II. i). Mack. Henry Curse and F. G. Votinp, made arrangements for the iroper reception of the bell, and en- paped Bleuer's band. and. havinp in augurated a display of patriotism ov- r the entire city as shown by tin nany flaps Buttering out in the breeze, an immense throng of people ongregated to sec the historic elic. Upon Ihe arrival of the train the band struck up the selection, "Lil- rty Hell." and at its departure "My ountry "I'is of Thee" was played. As the train came over the Crescent iridpe from the Davenport side the .vhistles of the Bock Island Plow rorks ami the lower mills chimed a dtorus of welcome which was echoed y the waterworks whistle up town ind the signal was soon taken up b.v he locomotives in the yards and tin mats in the harbor. Ten thousand eople. assembled about the Milwau vce station at the foot of Seventeenth, joined m a lovous snout oi welcome is the train reached the depot. When the- train drew up to the sta ion Mayor John Weaver, f Phila lelphia, stepped to the side of the car ii front of the bell and introduced 'ouncilman J. B. C. McAllister, who poke for a few minutes in an enthua "1 and patriotic spirit, referring to he entry of the bell into ihe state of lllnois at this point. Cheer after dicer were accorded him b) the surg 1 1 j- and caper crowd which had path tred around the car. The speaker aid tribute to the spirit manifested y the people all over the country din had BSSemblcd to see the tropin f liberty. 11c- stated that George Washington had pa zed upon the beb is the people are now doing while it i on its itinerary. Placing his hand upon the bell, the maker said that the sivners of the Jeclaration of independence had done the same thiup. The bell was likened to the life off the people, it being pict ured as the emblem of liberty, that nost of all cherished right b the Vmerican people. The prosperity of l.c- glorious United Stales was touch ed upon in laudatory terms. The hos italitv of the people of the country through which Ihe train had passed: heir warm spirit of patriotism; the greatness of the states, and like- sen timents, were expressed. He showed how at one time this nation had onl.v 13 stato. and in glowing lan guage he told r its rapid r. wtli t IS slates. Before closing, Ihe speaker asked that the crowd in wav of giving expression "f their feeling give thre e rousing cheers. The c rowd replied in nost lusty tones, by waving f hats m I loudly cheering. Miie Extra Ktor'. Under the schedule arranged at Phil adelphia the train was to halt at onlv mportant points along the route, which provided for no stop between Dubuque ami l'ock Island. This wa in accordance with the printed ar ranpement. but there were so many people at the platform.- at the towns along the wav. including the one across the river, that delay was un avoidable, with the cor.-cquence that the train was two hours late pulling into Rock Island. The train w:i transferred from the C. M. eft St. P. to the Burlington roau at this point. VccompanTWIg the h II is a committee of .".( members, who are traveling from Philadelphia in a Pull man jx-c-ial train consisting of a cm- posite car. two twelve section draw- inp rooms, a private car. and the flat car iion which the bell rit-. From here the befl goes to Galesburg. where the train will stop SO minutes, when ii continues. ii journey to Peoria. Spilugfteld and St. Louis. Proaa vHiiiieirhi. Althouph the liberty bell is the proertv vf the city of Philadelphia, title to it havinp been acquired in llt by a sale made by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, if the state house (In- I i?Xp "KJm .n iini; . a5r dependence ball) and all its grounds, buildings ami appurtenances, including the bell, furniture and other property belonging to the state house, the whole being purchased by the city for the sum of $75,000, there is not a sin gle person living in any state of the union who does not feel a personal interest in the bell. Thousands and thousands of the people of the coun try have bared their heads while Standing before it. and no one can be found who will allow another to do it injury. It was this bell that announced the Declaration of Independence, from which date, July 8, 177t". it has right fully been termed the- Liberty Bell y been record time it 1'hc the of il historic bell from was lirst brought to this country for the purpose of calling the assemblv of Pennsylvania togethei until that memorable day, July 8, 1835, when it forever became silent while tolling i" memory of John Marshall, ediief justice of the United States su preme court a his body was being taken t" Virginia for burial, forms an important chapter in the earlv his ior of t he count r.v . Though primarily intended only as a bell in call the members of the as sembly together, morning and after noon, during the sessions of that body, it was early destined to till an important place among other bells Ihen in use. and from the bible: Throughout All i 'he Inhabitants been looked upon the passage taken "Proclaim Liberty ie Land, Unto All hereof." has since as a prophetic in- spiratioii. Ordered In I 7 I . In 17.M the superintendent of the slate house ill 111 ilac lelpli la was di rected to order a bell from the spent i.f the province in London. The requirements were, that is should ... ...... i 1 l ikl. I.. weiirn s.uuu pounas, unu urnr i;:is u-i- terinp: "Proclaim Liberty Through out AH the Lanci. I nto All ine i annui tants Thereof. Lev. XXV. V. In August of tin- year following the bell was brought to this country, but in September f that year it was crac ked by a stroke of the clapper. To a Philadelphia firm was given the con tract to recast the bell, that turn i imr Pass iv Stow. The recasting did B . ... . . . . . a ii.. not pive inn satisfaction ,i c co- founders were again given t privi lege "f recasting it. That work was completed in May. 17.VI. and in Ihe month following it was raised and fixed in the state house steeple. Since that date until the present time, the bell has been out of the state bouse, the "Cradle f Liberty, but six times, the first time being in September. 1TT7. when it was removed to AUentown. Pa., to prevent it falling into the hands of Ihe British. There it remained until the- British army evacuated Philadelphia. Ml of its other journeys were for exhibition THE 114-116 WEST Special Prices purposes, its trips being as follows: in ls." to New Orleans, in ls'i to Chi cago, in ISO.", to Atlanta, Oa.; in VM2 to Charlestown. S. C; and in 1S03 to Boston, to represent Philadelphia at the anniversary of the Battle of Bun ker Hill, a celebration at which the display of the famous old relic of the revolution for independence was most tittinp. When It Rang. Among the noteworthy instances of ihe rinpinp of the liberty bell may be mentioned the following: It rang September l'.'. 17ti4. io call the assem bly together, when the Massachusetts Bay voters were received, acquainting the assembly with the Instructions scut by that colony to iis agent in London askinp him to use his endeav ors to have the supar act repealed, and to prevent a stamp act or any oth er imposition of taxes upon them or the other American provinces. Ten days later. Sept. it ranp again to call the assembly, when that body wrote its London agent in similar terms with the letter of the Massachu setts assemblv. A j ear later. Sept. '.), 17i.". the bell ranp on an important occasion, calling the assembly togeth er to consider a resolution to accept a plan for a congress of the colonies, which finally met on Oct. 7, 17'.". in New York. On Sept. 21, 1765, the bell convened the assembly to consider the act of parliament imposing stamp and other duties upon all British sub jects in America. On Oct. ". 1765, the bell was muffled and tolled as Ihe ship "Royal Charlotte'" bearing the stamps for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland under convoy of the man-of-war. ""The Sardine" came up the Dela ware, tin Oct. 31, I7H.". when the stamp act went into operation, the belt was again muffled and tolled. On Feb. . 1771. tin- bell called a town meeting in the state house square, when it was resolved that the claims of parliament to tax ihe colo nies was subversive to Ibe constitu tional rights of the colonies, and that the union of the colonic miLrht to be maintained. On Feb. 4. 1771. the bell convened the assembly when a peti tion was sent to the kinp for the- re peal of the duty on tea. and again oa Oct IS. 177:;. the bell called a town meeting when resolutions were passed denouncing the buyers and venders of tea as enemies t their country. On June 1. 1771. when the port of Boston vvas dosed, the bell was muffled ami tolled. On June is. that same year, the bell called another town meeting in the state house square, where the people pledged the city of Philadelphia to the common cause of liberty. The first tidings of the brittle of Lexington reached Philadelphia April 24, 177.". The following day the bell cal'ed a public meeting, and record says s.noo people assembled at the state house and pledged themselves to associate for the purpose of defend ing themselves with arms, their lives, liberty and property, against all at tempts to deprive them of them. lllrth of Nation. The following year was a memor able one, for it witnessed the birth of the- United States, tin May Hi, 177".. the second congress began its sessions in the state house. On June 7. I77", Bichard Henry Lee offered his resolu tion for the independence f the colo nies. On June r'7, 1776, a declaration BEE SECOND ST. CLOAKS' Silk Jackets & Crav enette Coasts and . . This Week on Shrit Waists, Petticoats and of the deputies of Pennsylvania, ex pressing their willinpness to concur in a vote of the colonies, declaring the colonies free and independent states, was read before conpress. On June 2S. 1776. the draft of the Decla ration of Independence was submitted to conpress. which was adopted on the eveninp of July . 1776. Copies of the declaration were sent to conpress. to the commandinp officers of the continental troops, and all the coun tries of the province. On July S. 1776. at noou. the bell was rung for proclamation of independ ence, the place selected being in the rear of the state house, tin Sept. 26, that same year, the bell, then truly the liberty bell, called together for the last time the members of the Province of Pennsylvania, which party then dis solved. On April 16. 17S3. the bell rang the proclamation of peace, and from that day on to the present it has always been known as the liberty bell. From that date until it was silenced in 1 s:;.",, it proclaimed the national university, ushered in the new year, welcomed distinguished men. and tolled for the noble dead. On Lafayette's visit to the hall of independence, wherein the declaration was signed, the bell runp a welcome. On July .". ls-'7. the 50th anniversary of independence, the bell was runp in commemoration, and also, on that same day. it tolled the death or Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Crsrked When Tolling. July S. 1S:?3. is the date of the bell's last tolling. On that clay the body of John Marshall, who was chief justice of the United States supreme court, vvas being conveyed to Virginia for burial, and the bell was being tolled during the funeral services. Sudden ly, and without any violence, during the tolling, the bill cracked. John Marshall was one of the greatest men of the revolutionary times, and he was Ihe last of those associated with Washington and the signers "f the Declaration of Independence. His death. July 6. 1:.:.. in Phfladelphia, brought to a close the revolutionary Wsvll WaJl Regardless of Cost at OH. COME 0 rolls of pap'-r at 10c ti ro'ls ceiling at 10c lti vards border at ."c Total S.dO The Comb! nation Sale is a Wonder. 10 rol.s pap r at 25c.. rolls ceill p; t 25c . . IS vards b nbr tt lie . Total . . We furnish and hang paper chenpar thn anv firm in the city. We do painting and expect to continue in the painting business. Mixed paints, any color, 91.80 per gal on. THE MODERN, Corner Fuurth Avenue and Twouticth Street. WILLIAM B. KILLMER., Prop. WM. GILLETT 5c CIGAR. At BheTmoKer Only. YOU KNOW THE BOYS Hildebrandt & Cash "5 "5 Newspapers. Magazines and Periodicals 3 9 HIVE : DAVENPORT Suits, Shirt Waists, Shirt Waist: Suits, MEESE UNDER THE AX SWUNG BY YATES Moline Lowdentte Ooe of Numerous State Appointees Asked for Their Resignations. Gov. Yates SWUBg the official ax yes terday in pettinp even with the bene ficiaries under his administration who failed to pive him the support he be lieved was Ids due in his recent cam paign and in the convention that clos ed last week. In the number decapita ted was Y. A. Meese. of Moline. trus tee of the Northern Illinois normal at DeKaB). Meese was one of the Low den leaders in the county and was a member of the delegation to the state convention. The heads of 26 State em ployes fell yesterday. More will fol low. period of the history of the United States. As the mission of the bell was to "Proclaim Libert) Throughout All the Land, unto All the Inhabitant Thereof." the crack which developed while tolling on that memorable day can be looked upon as a fitting climax of the early history of our c ountry. UNION MISSION VOTES TO TAKE IN OTHER COUNTIES It was decided to widen the scope of the Union Mission at the monthl.v meeting of the board of directors held last evening at the residence of Mrs. Mary E. Metzpar. the president, in Moline. It was voted to alter the con stitution so as to embrace other coun ties. The mission work now is confin ed to Hock Island county. The- ma tron's report showed there were :.". children at the home whose average ape is (V years. Fifteen an- under ' years. During the month four were placed in homes and two were adopt ed. Mrs. Metpar tendered her rcsip aation as president. Paper Paper the Closing Out Sale AJVT LOOK. 1 00 60 50 All for 1.50 --'.o0 I i'o8 I All for 2.75 $;'.08 I Suits. J